Question

The leaves catches insects in

• A. Nepenthes
• B. Dionea
• C. Both of (A) and (B)
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Both of (A) and (B)

In Nepenthes and Dionea the leaves of the plants catch insects. Nepenthes species consist of tendrils. At the end of the tendril, the pitcher forms. The pitcher starts as a small bud and then expands to form a trap. The trap contains a fluid which is used to drown the prey. The lower part of the trap contains glands which absorb nutrients from captured prey. Along the upper inside part of the trap is a slick, waxy coating which makes the escape of its prey nearly impossible. Dionaea muscipula is a carnivorous plant. It catches its prey with a trapping structure that is present at the terminal portion of leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes if a different hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first strike.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.